APPLE VALLEY, Minn. (AP) – The Minnesota Zoo will reopen to the public Tuesday after being closed one day due to dangerously cold weather. The zoo in Apple Valley closed Monday after Governor Mark Dayton …

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – Authorities have released the name of the second man whose body was recovered from the rubble of a Minneapolis apartment building explosion. The Hennepin County medical examiner’s office identifies the victim as …

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – Minnesota’s legislative auditor plans an investigation into the launch of MNsure, the state’s new online health insurance exchange. Auditor Jim Nobles plans to start his investigation with the vendors that received …

ST. CLOUD, Minn. (AP) – A new Minnesota law has taken effect that will prevent job applicants from having to disclose their criminal records on a job application. Supporters say the law will give convicted …

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) – Four Minnesota residents are willing to take a one-way trip to Mars, and they’re among the semifinalists in a fanciful program that would send humans to colonize the Red Planet …

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) – Enrollment in Minnesota’s new online health insurance exchange is growing as the signup deadline nears. MNsure reports more than 53,000 Minnesotans have chosen a plan and a payment method. That …

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – A blast of bitter cold will keep Minnesotans chilled going into the new year. The National Weather Service has issued a wind chill warning for central and northeastern Minnesota through Tuesday morning. …